More travelers, security expected this Thanksgiving

The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority is expecting 1.3 million passengers to pass through the doors at Orlando International Airport during the Thanksgiving holiday travel season.

Brian Ek, senior travel analyst for Priceline.com, told Fox News that he encourages fliers to arrive at least two hours before their domestic flight and three hours for worldwide flights that are leaving early in the morning or late at night. “We can’t really say what we’ve done, of course, we don’t want anybody reverse-engineering what we do, but we’ve changed our posture”. Local law enforcement agencies are also on high alert.

Transportation Security Administration is now operating with only 40,609 screeners, 5,000 fewer than in 2007.

As of 6 a.m., security lines were running smoothly, but due to heightened security concerns passengers are warned that TSA checkpoints may have longer lines.

The Russian Metrojet crash in Egypt on October 31 prompted security enhancements at airports overseas that have flights to the United States, Johnson said.

“As we experience every year during the busy holiday season, passengers can expect to see some increase in wait times”, the TSA said in the e-mailed statement.

“For the day before Thanksgiving it’s going to be relatively quiet for most of the country”, Roth said.

You may well see more police and police outfitted in gear than people may be used to, said Joseph Pentangelo, a spokesman for the agency.

Hobica said many travelers were taking the latest in a long list of travel alerts in stride.

Green Airport is ready for an influx of travelers beginning today and continuing through Sunday and to make the experience bearable, maybe even enjoyable, have arranged for some special visitors. But one family from Spokane, WA escaped a winter storm to spend time with family in the Northland this week.

The holiday travel rush is underway! At the same time, TSA has had to handle an 8% increase in the number of passengers this year compared to last, according to a statement.

Among those in the air Wednesday was Mary Jane Ravenscroft, who was on her way to Texas for the holiday weekend.